Leading and Learning with David Spell
515 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis podcast discusses practical leadership, team building, theology, and how to create winning habits.
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Do Christians Meditate?
April 10, 2024 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBMeditation of some sort is a part of many Eastern Religions. The Bible speaks of meditation, but in a very different way than those religions or New Age philosophy. In Part One of this series, Dr. David looks at several examples of where Jesus, Peter, and Paul engaged in prayer and meditation. In Part Two, we will delve more deeply into the nuts and bolts of Christian mediation. Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and So...
How Can I Think Differently?
April 03, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBOur thoughts are always taking us somewhere. Studies show that for most people, 80% of our thoughts are negative. How about you? Do you tend to be negative or positive in your outlook? Dr. David provides five practical tips to help us begin to shift our thought patterns. Resource Highlights- Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life- Craig Groeschel Actionable Intelligence- David Spell David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, India, and Afri...
Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?
March 27, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBDr. David tackles one of the most important questions of our day. The resurrection of Jesus is the event in history that everything else hinges on. Throughout the centuries, unbelievers and skeptics have looked for ways to discredit or disprove the resurrection. David discusses three of the most popular arguments against Jesus rising from the dead. Resource Highlight- Reflections on the Resurrection David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you...
Why Do Christians Believe in the Resurrection?
March 20, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBWith Easter right around the corner, Dr. David gives three important reasons for why Christians believe God raised Jesus from the dead. Resource Highlight- Reflections on the Resurrection David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://cre...
When is the Right Time to Start Something New?
March 13, 2024 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBDr. David provides several practical keys on helping someone get started towards pursuing their dream. Most of us have multiple excuses about why the time is not right, how our lives are too complicated, or we don't have enough money. These tips from David can help you get moving in the right direction! Resource Highlight- Reflections on the Resurrection David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, India, and Africa. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here ...
What are the Qualifications to Lead a Small Group? Part Two
March 06, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBDr. David Concludes this practical guide on what you should look for in a small group leader and some best practices for creating a successful group. Every church does it a little differently, but these guidelines will help you select the right people to lead your groups. It is not as complicated as you might think! Resource Highlight- New Testament Snapshots David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, India, and Africa. Would you consider joining their team? Just click ...
What are the Qualifications to Lead a Small Group?
February 28, 2024 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBDr. David provides a practical guide on what you should look for in a small group leader. Every church does it a little differently, but these guidelines will help you select the right people to lead your groups. It is not as complicated as you might think! Resource Highlight- Miracles in Mark Miracles in Mark Video Course David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, India, and Africa. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much!
How Can I Get Started on My Novel?
February 21, 2024 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBDavid tackles this question by providing four practical tips to get you on the pathway to writing your novel! While writing a book is a lot of work, David takes a lot of the mystery out of it. If you'll implement these four steps, you'll be cranking out that book out in no time! Resource Highlight- The Zombie Terror War Series David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so m...
How Can You Develop a Positive Attitude?
February 14, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBDr. David discusses the power of a positive attitude and the danger of a negative one. Our world is full of the poison of negativity but as followers of Christ, we can cultivate a faith-filled, positive attitude and carry it with us wherever we go. David provides several practical tips to shift our mindsets. Resource Highlight- New Testament Snapshots Annie and I would love to have you on our team. We are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and in South America. Just click here to g...
Getting to Know the Holy Spirit
February 07, 2024 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBThe Holy Spirit has often been neglected in many Christian Churches, yet he is a vital and important member of the Godhead- God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit. Dr. David provides five key elements of the Spirit's ministry in our lives. Are you ready to get to know the Holy Spirit? Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, South America, and Africa. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. T...
What are the Benefits to Listening to Audiobooks?
January 31, 2024 12:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBDavid provide six amazing benefits we can derive from listening to great books. More and more people are experiencing the joy of listening as opposed to reading. Which format works best for you? Resource Highlight- The Chuck McCain Series David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, India, and Africa. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed und...
How Can I Pray Without Ceasing?
January 24, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBDr. David discusses the Apostle Paul's admonition to "Pray without ceasing." What does that look like in our busy world? How can we create lifestyles in which we connect with God throughout the day? Is that even possible? David gives several practical tips that will help us learn to pray without ceasing! Resource Highlight- Miracles in Mark Miracles in Mark Video Course David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? ...
Should Christians Tithe?
January 17, 2024 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBDr. David tackles this controversial subject by digging into God's Word? Was tithing just an Old Testament practice? Does the New Testament discuss tithing? You might be surprised at what you will learn! Resource Highlight- Reflections on the Resurrection Annie and I are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, South America, and India. We are training leaders and helping build great churches. Would you join our team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening musi...
How is Your Vision as a Leader?
January 10, 2024 12:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBDr. David provides four key area in which a leader needs exceptional vision. Every leader needs to develop their vision and these practical tips will point you in the right direction for 2024! Resource Highlight- The Zombie Terror War Series David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed ...
Building a Team that Will Build Your Church! Part Two
January 03, 2024 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBDr. David talks about one of the greatest needs in the church today: Identifying potential volunteers and getting them on one of our teams. In Part Two, he gives seven practical keys for recruiting volunteers to serve in our churches. Praying for growth and revival is important, but we need great team members to help us serve all the new people! Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider jo...
Building a Team that Will Build Your Church!
December 27, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBDr. David talks about one of the greatest needs in the church today: Identifying potential volunteers and getting them on one of our teams. In this first part of this series, David discusses how we can identify potential team members. Every leader in your organization should be a talent scout and David gives us some practical keys on how to spot talent before it is fully developed. Resource Highlight- Leading into the 21st Century...and Beyond! 2.0 David and Annie are serving the Lord in t...
What are Your Goals for the New Year?
December 20, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBDr. David takes us through a simple process of setting quality goals for the coming year. Let's set ourselves up for success by prayerfully and thoughtfully creating goals that will make us better people in every area of life! Resource Highlights- Leading into the 21st Century...and Beyond! 2.0 Atomic Habits David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits:...
Pray Without Ceasing- Part Three
December 13, 2023 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBDr. David wraps up this series on prayer by looking at some practical ways to jumpstart our pray life. Our relationship with God is the most important thing in our lives. The health of that relationship is always going to be defined by the quality of our communication with Him. Resource Highlight- New Testament Snapshots David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much!
Pray Without Ceasing- Part Two
December 06, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBDr. David continues his discussion of what it means to pray without ceasing. In this episode, he explores what Paul means by "praying in the Spirit." Any talk about praying in tongues is sure to generate some great feedback and discussion! Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team as they invest in Christian leaders and their churches? Just click here to get involved. Th...
Pray Without Ceasing
November 29, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBDr. David begins a new series on prayer. Prayer is one of the mysteries of the Christian life. We have the opportunity to interact with the God who created universe and yet wants to be known as our Heavenly Father. In this first episode, David explores what it means to have a lifestyle of prayer. Resource Highlight- Reflections on the Resurrection David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get ...
How to Create Great Habits
November 22, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBDr. David provides some great practical advice on creating good habits and a few tips on breaking bad ones. If our lives are the sum of our habits, we need to make sure that we have built great habits into our day-to-day routines. Resource Highlights- Atomic Habits- James Clear Leading into the 21st Century...and Beyond! 2.0 David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so muc...
What Tools Does an Author Need?
November 15, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBDavid discusses this important question about moving from being a writer to an author. He provides practical advice to help the new author stay on track. There are some great tools out there, but none of them can take the place of the actual writing. Resource Highlight- Diablo's Dust David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bu...
Introduction to the Parables- Part Three
November 08, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBDr. David wraps up this fascinating study by examining and discussing several of Jesus' parables found in the Gospel of Luke. Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/li...
Introduction to the Parables- Part Two
November 01, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBDr. David continues his fascinating study by examining and discussing several of Jesus' parables. Resource Highlight- New Testament Snapshots David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Closing mus...
Introduction to the Parables
October 25, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBDr. David starts this fascinating study by providing a short overview of Jesus' earthly ministry. This leads to a discussion on the Lord's teaching. What did he teach? How did he teach? Resource Highlight- Miracles in Mark Miracles in Mark Video Course David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com...
From Writer to Author- Part Two
October 18, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBHave you ever wanted to write a book? Do you have a great idea that you would like to share with the world? Do you have an idea for a story that would be an entertaining novel? What would it take to make that a reality? Dr. David talks about going from being a writer to becoming an author. He provides a practical system to help you get on the way to becoming a published author. Resource Highlights- The Zombie Terror Wars Series David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa,...
From Writer to Author
October 11, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBHave you ever wanted to write a book? Do you have a great idea that you would like to share with the world? Do you have an idea for a story that would be an entertaining novel? What would it take to make that a reality? Dr. David talks about going from being a writer to becoming an author. He provides a practical system to help you get on the way to becoming a published author. Resource Highlights- Street Cop Street Cop II- Reloaded David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Af...
Church Safety- Protecting Your Pastors
October 04, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBDavid discusses five incidents where Christian pastors have been targeted for attack while leading services at their church. He also provides some practical ideas and insights for how you can protect your pastors. For more information, feel free to contact us at [email protected] if we can help you start a church safety ministry. Resource Highlight- Diablo's Dust David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just...
The Fruit of Leadership- Part Three
September 27, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBDr. David wraps up this series in which he has presented a new way of approaching leadership. We can easily get focused on the nuts and bolts of management, supervision, setting and reaching goals, motivating our team, casting vision, and so many other things that we forget to lay the right kind of foundation. David outlines a practical leadership foundation that will benefit anyone who leads others whether in the church or in the marketplace. Resource Highlight- New Testament Snapshots Da...
The Fruit of Leadership- Part Two
September 20, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBDr. David continues his discussion of a new way of looking at leadership. We can easily get focused on the nuts and bolts of management, supervision, setting and reaching goals, motivating our team, casting vision, and so many other things that we forget to lay the right kind of foundation. David outlines a practical leadership foundation that will benefit anyone who leads other people, whether in the church or in the marketplace. Resource Highlight- Reflections on the Resurrection David a...
The Fruit of Leadership
September 13, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBDr. David discusses a new way of looking at leadership. We can easily get focused on the nuts and bolts of management, supervision, setting and reaching goals, motivating our team, casting vision, and so many other things that we forget to lay the right kind of foundation. David outlines a practical leadership foundation that will benefit anyone who leads other people, whether in the church or in the marketplace. Resource Highlight- Leading into the 21st Century...and Beyond! 2.0 David and...
Evangelism and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit- Part Three
September 06, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBDr. David wraps us this fascinating series on how our spiritual gifts can be used to lead people to Christ. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are not given just for us, they are given to help us serve others and point them to Jesus. Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeo...
Evangelism and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit- Part Two
August 30, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBDr. David continues his series on how to cultivate the gifts of the Holy Spirit into our everyday lives so that we can become more effective witnesses for Jesus. While these gifts are often thought of as being for the pastor or those in ministry, David shows how every Christian can learn to use them to point others to Christ. Resource Highlight- New Testament Snapshots The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts- Sam Storms David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and Sou...
Evangelism and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
August 23, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBDr. David starts an important new series on how to cultivate the gifts of the Holy Spirit into our everyday lives so that we can become more effective witnesses for Jesus. While these gifts are often thought of as being for the pastor or those in ministry, David shows how every Christian can learn to use them to point others to Christ. Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining thei...
Book Excerpt- Diablo's Dust
August 16, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.26 MBDavid shares an exciting excerpt from his latest novel, Diablo's Dust. Click on the link and you can also read another section for free. Diablo's Dust is Book Five in the exciting Chuck McCain Series. Grab them all and join the ride to adventure! Resource Highlight- Diablo's Dust- A Chuck McCain Novel book Five Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Closing mus...
Training Your Church Safety Team- Part Three
August 09, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBDavid wraps up this important discussion of training for the church safety ministry. He continues from last week, covering the last five vital training areas for your safety team. Remember, we never rise to the occasion; we fall to our highest level of training. Resource Highlights- Diablo's Dust Also, if you want a copy of this list of training topics, just send me an email to [email protected] and I will send it to you! David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, ...
Introduction to Church Safety
July 19, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBDavid gives an overview of what protecting your church should look like. He asks a number of questions that every leader should consider in making sure that their congregation is as safe as it can be. Are you doing everything that you can to protect your church? Resource Highlight- Storm Clouds Rising David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, India, and Africa. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Open...
Does Your Church Need a Safety Team?
July 12, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBDavid discusses the disturbing rise of attacks on churches in the United States. How should church leaders respond? As a 30 year police officer, as well as a pastor and the leader of the safety ministry in his own church, David outlines how to get started in protecting your church. Resource Highlight- When the Future Ended Sheepdog Church Security Strategos International David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Africa, and South America. Would you consider joining their t...
The Heart of Leadership- Part Two
July 05, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBDr. David wraps up this important two-part series on leadership through the lens of the Beattitudes. The Sermon on the Mount was Jesus' Manifesto on what life in the Kingdom should look like. The Beattitudes provide us with an incredible set of attitudes which we should strive to live out. When we take them to the next level, however, and let them define our leadership, it sets us up to be leaders who carry the heart of God. Resource Highlights- New Testament Snapshots David and Annie are ...
The Heart of Leadership
June 28, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBDr. David explores leadership through the lens of the Beattitudes. What does this powerful passage of Scripture have to teach us about leadership in the 21st Century? It's no surprise that the words of Jesus resonate with life-changing principles! Resource Highlights- Leading into the 21st Century...and Beyond! 2.0 Leading Others- Mac Lake David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, India, and Africa. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved...
Book Excerpt- Miracles in Mark
June 21, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9 MBDr. David takes us inside his book, Miracles in Mark and shares a chapter with us. This is an excellent book, both for individual and small group Bible study. Resource Highlights- Miracles in Mark Miracles in Mark Video Course David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, India, and Africa. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative ...
A Closer Look at the Corinthians- Part Four
June 14, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBDr. David wraps up his series examining the Corinthian Church and exploring the two letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to those First Century Christians. These documents are still incredibly relevant for the people of God. Let's get to know the Corinthians! In this episode, he will walk us through the high points of Second Corinthians. This is a much more personal letter than First Corinthians and we learn much about the Apostle Paul in this amazing document! Resource Highlight- Peter and...
A Closer Look at the Corinthians- Part Three
June 07, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBDr. David continues his series examining the Corinthian Church and exploring the two letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to those First Century Christians. These documents are still incredibly relevant for the people of God. Let's get to know the Corinthians! In this episode, we will see what Paul had to say about public worship, including the Lord's Supper and spiritual gifts. He also discusses the importance and relevance of the resurrection from chapter fifteen. Resource Highlight- Refl...
A Closer Look at the Corinthians- Part Two
May 31, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBDr. David continues his series examining the Corinthian Church and exploring the two letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to those First Century Christians. These documents are still incredibly relevant for the people of God. Let's get to know the Corinthians! In this episode, we will see what Paul had to say about Christian morality, lawsuits among believers, Paul's thoughts on marriage and the balance between Christian liberty and Christian responsibility. Resource Highlight- New Testame...
A Closer Look at the Corinthians
May 24, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBDr. David starts a new series examining the Corinthian Church and exploring the two letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to those First Century Christians. These documents are still incredibly relevant for the people of God. Let's get to know the Corinthians! Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, South America, and India. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Openin...
How Can I Be a Better Dad?
May 17, 2023 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBDr. David gives five practical tips to help you become the father you want to be! Our society needs strong families like never before and we especially need dads who are leading the way in raising and preparing the next generation. Resource Highlight- Storm Clouds Rising David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacL...
A Visit With an Early Church
May 10, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBDr. David spends some time in the Acts of the Apostles discussing what the New Testament Church looked like. He explores how they did church and what some of their practices were. David then takes us inside one of the churches that the Apostle Paul planted to see some of the people who made up the membership roll. Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click her...
Keys to Being a Terrible Leader
May 03, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBDr. David provides eight tips on becoming the kind of leader that no one would ever want to work for. This tongue-in-cheek episode will probably remind you of someone that you have worked for in your career. Resource Highlight- When the Future Ended David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, Africa, and India. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)...
A Visit With the Romans- Part Two
April 26, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBDr. David wraps up this important two-part series with an outline of Romans. This will help you so much as you read and study this powerful letter! Resource Highlights- Peter and Paul in Acts Romans: An Introduction and Commentary- FF Bruce The Letter to the Romans- Douglas J. Moo Commentary on Romans- Anders Nygren David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, South America, India, and beyond! Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so muc...
A Visit With the Romans
April 19, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBDr. David begins a new series examining Paul's letter to the Roman Church. Romans is easily one of most influential documents ever written and is one that every Christian should read and study regularly. Resource Highlights- New Testament Snapshots Confessions- Augustine David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLe...